House Concurrent Resolution 121

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION COMMENDING WILLIAM L.
"BUCK" STEVENS UPON HIS RETIREMENT AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY.

WHEREAS, Mr. William L. "Buck"
Stevens, a resident of Madison, Mississippi, is retiring as the Executive
Director of the Mississippi State Board of Pharmacy; and

WHEREAS, a native of Carrollton,
Mississippi, Mr. Stevens earned his bachelor's degree in pharmacy from the
University of Mississippi and a master's degree in divinity from Reformed
Theological Seminary; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Stevens has worked to bring
new and integral changes to the Pharmacy Practice Act to enable innovation in
practice; and

WHEREAS, under Mr. Stevens' leadership, the
Mississippi Board of Pharmacy was awarded the Fred T. Mahaffey award for 1999
by the NABP for outstanding achievement; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Stevens has received several
individual honors and awards including his selection as one of 50 most
influential pharmacists by American Druggist Magazine, winning the Bowl of
Hygeia Service Award, his naming in the Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and
Healthcare, Who's Who in the South and the International Who's Who of
Professionals; and

WHEREAS, in addition, Mr. Stevens founded
and is the President of Mississippians Reaching Out, a nonprofit organization
dedicated to providing humanitarian aid to the former Soviet Union; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Stevens was recognized for
tireless humanitarian efforts in Russia by being made a Knight of the Order of
Saint John of Jerusalem; and

WHEREAS, an active member of his community,
Mr. Stevens helped bring three international cultural exhibits to Mississippi
such as The Palaces of Saint Petersburg, The Splendors of Versailles and The
Majesty of Spain; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Stevens has been lovingly
supported in all his endeavors by his wife and three children:

WHEREAS, it is the policy of this
Legislature to recognize and commend outstanding Mississippians such as Mr.
Stevens:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN,
That we do hereby commend and congratulate Mr. William L. "Buck"
Stevens upon his retirement as the Executive Director of the Mississippi State
Board of Pharmacy and express our heartiest wishes for success in all his
future endeavors.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this
resolution be furnished to Mr. William L. "Buck" Stevens and to the
members of the Capitol Press Corps.